Agenda

Votes

ITEM: Response to Inquiries

Motion

Yes

No

Absent/Recused

Motion To: BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Transportation Committee approve the addition of this item for consideration by the committee at today’s meeting, pursuant to subsection 89(3) of the procedure by-law (being by-law no. 2016-377) to ask questions for staff. pop-out

ITEM: BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA (BIA) ANTI-GRAFFITI GRANT PROGRAM

ITEM: KITCHISSIPPI PARKING STRATEGY

Motion

Yes

No

Absent/Recused

Motion To: WHEREAS in the Kitchissippi Parking Strategy Report, Staff have completed a Local Area Parking Study (LAPS) for Wellington West and a LAPS Update for Westboro, which is a follow-up to a previous study which was completed in 2013; and WHEREAS the Kitchissippi Parking Strategy encompasses the results of these studies and represents a coordinated approach to identifying parking issues and solutions across the entire area; and WHEREAS staff found that paid parking along the main street (Richmond Road / Wellington Street West / Somerset Street West) is warranted according to the criteria established in the Municipal Parking Management Strategy (MPMS) and its Rate Setting Guidelines, and would align with industry best practices which would also establish consistency with other commercial areas of the City; and WHEREAS Section 14 of Schedule I of the Delegation of Authority By-law, being By-law No. 216-369 requires the local Ward Councillor, Business Improvement Areas, and Communit pop-out

Motion To: WHEREAS in the Kitchissippi Parking Strategy Report, Staff have completed a Local Area Parking Study (LAPS) for Wellington West and a LAPS Update for Westboro, which is a follow-up to a previous study which was completed in 2013; and WHEREAS the Kitchissippi Parking Strategy encompasses the results of these studies and represents a coordinated approach to identifying parking issues and solutions across the entire area; and WHEREAS staff found that paid parking along the main street (Richmond Road / Wellington Street West / Somerset Street West) is warranted according to the criteria established in the Municipal Parking Management Strategy (MPMS) and its Rate Setting Guidelines, and would align with industry best practices which would also establish consistency with other commercial areas of the City; and WHEREAS, of the General Manager, Public Works and Environmental Services was not able to implement paid parking as set out in this report as there was no concurrence as requ pop-out

Motion To: Governance Review of the Municipal Parking Management Strategy WHEREAS in the Kitchissippi Parking Strategy Report, Staff have completed a Local Area Parking Study (LAPS) for Wellington West and a LAPS Update for Westboro, which is a follow-up to a previous study which was completed in 2013; and WHEREAS the Kitchissippi Parking Strategy encompasses the results of these studies and represents a coordinated approach to identifying parking issues and solutions across the entire area; and WHEREAS staff found that paid parking along the main street (Richmond Road / Wellington Street West / Somerset Street West) is warranted according to the criteria established in the Municipal Parking Management Strategy (MPMS) and its Rate Setting Guidelines, and would align with industry best practices which would also establish consistency with other commercial areas of the City; and WHEREAS Section 14 of Schedule I of the Delegation of Authority By-law, being By-law No. 216-369 requires the pop-out

ITEM: POLICY FOR POSTING A 30 KM/H SPEED LIMIT ON AN EXISTING ROADWAY

Motion

Yes

No

Absent/Recused

Motion To: Whereas the recommendations in report ACS2017-TSD-TRF-0002 limit the implementation of 30 km/h speed limits on traditional mainstreets that operate at or below 30 km/h to those where a Business Improvement Area (BIA) has provided concurrence, or where there is no BIA, concurrence must be provided by the ward councillor; and, Whereas Business Improvement Areas do not represent residents who are the primary stakeholders in traffic safety related matters; and Whereas the ward councillor is the elected official accountable to residents for safety and traffic related issues; Therefore be it resolved that the paragraph on page 8 of the report reading: “Traditional Main Streets with a Strong Pedestrian Presence: If the criteria are met for such roadways, a petition is not required. In order to implement a 30 km/h speed limit, concurrence must be provided to Traffic Services staff by the respective Business Improvement Area (BIA). In the absence of an established BIA, Ward Council pop-out

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